The opening of Imamura's
The opening of Imamura's remarkable movie is a first for Shikai, the director of the celebrated film "Kiriwa" (1992) and the director of "Tetsuo no Kuna" (1993) (both of which are masterpieces in Japanese cinema). It's a tale of survival and the desire to make the best of life. As Shikai sees it, the way of life is not really the same as loving it. It's
The opening of Imamura's "The Music of the Sun" had been covered on the front cover, but now it was flashing through the window. The first twenty minutes were a sort of dance with the music of the sun. The music is just a harp playing, and they are playing it as they move along "with the music of a sun." The biggest theme in the movie is the sun. It is the sun at its beautiful peak. The music is